Trees toppled homes and blocked roadways on the Big Island following Iselle. Now one Hilo wood worker is using the fallen trees in a unique way. KITV 4's Ashley Moser explains. 01-06 3:42 "MOST OF THE HISTORY WITH ALBZIA HAS JUST BEEN NEGATIVE. THE TREES FALL ON CARS, THE FALL ACROSS ROADS, THEY FALL ON POWER LINES." 3:51 Woodworker Jeffrey Gomes knows the reality of the albezia trees here in Hawaii. The trees were brought our islands in the early 1900s to restore forests -- but the now- invasive trees are doing more harm than good, especially during tropical storms. Gomes uses his wood working talent to transform the negatively viewed trees into something positive. 4:09 "I I KNOW IT'S USABLE. ONCE THE WOOD IS DRAINED OF THE INITIAL WATER DRIED CORRECTLY, IT BECOMES USABLE LUMBER." 4:16 State officials have been eradicating the giant trees hoping to rid them altogether. But Gomes prefers a different, less destructive approach: he wants to work with the trees and instead build. 15:26 "THIS IS THE NORMAL ALBEZIA THAT HAS BEEN FALLING ALL OVER PUNA. THIS IS ACTUALLY FROM LUMBER IN PUNA." 15:33 So far he's been successful -- he created a surfboard made entirely from albezia lumber. He also crafts small items like bookmarks and says this wood is just as good as any other. And right now he's working with the city to use the fallen albezia trees to produce even more goods and services -- creating jobs for his friends and family in Hilo. Jeff 8:11 "IF THE STATE OR COUNTY IS GOING TO RENOVATE THE OFFICE OR DORM, THEY BUY IT FROM US AT A COMPETITIVE PRICE. AND WE BECOME SUSTAINABLE." 8:22 He expects it will take years to implement -- but agrees to start somewhere. Ashley Moser -- KITV 4 News. Gomes is also donating a portion of proceeds from his bookmarks sales to Aloha United Way for Big

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tuesday that a proposed agreement between world powers and Iran was "a bad deal" that would not stop Tehran from getting nuclear weapons -- but would rather pave its way to getting lots of them and lea...